Chinese rescuers have so far saved six lives in earthquake-rattled Myanmar, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Monday at a news briefing.

Four individuals were rescued on Monday morning after being trapped for nearly 60 hours, and two others were pulled from the rubble on Sunday.

The first batch of disaster relief materials provided by the Chinese government arrived at Yangon International Airport at noon on Monday. The materials include 1,200 tents, 8,000 blankets, and more than 40,000 first aid kits. China has pledged to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in aid.

In a separate effort, southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, dispatched relief supplies worth 1 million yuan to Myanmar. The supplies, including facial masks, protective clothing and medicines, are set to be delivered from the provincial capital Kunming to Nay Pyi Taw on Monday afternoon.

This is not the first batch of relief supplies Yunnan has sent. On Sunday, a chartered flight carrying about 7.3 tonnes of relief goods, including clothes, medicines, instant noodles, tents and other daily necessities, departed from Kunming to Myanmar.

The magnitude-7.9 quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, struck the country's central region at 12:50 p.m. on Friday. As of 12 p.m. on Monday, the death toll from the deadly earthquake rose to 2,056, with 3,900 others injured and 270 missing, according to the country's State Administration Council.

About 80 percent of buildings and homes in Sagaing, near the epicenter of the deadly earthquake, suffered varying degrees of destruction, many of which have completely collapsed, CMG reported.

Acknowledging that challenges, such as aftershocks, damaged infrastructure, and extreme heat, are hampering relief efforts, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia told CMG that Chinese diplomatic missions are closely coordinating to expedite aid delivery.

Other Chinese rescue teams, including the 51-member team from south China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a 118-member international Chinese team, and some volunteer groups, are also on the ground helping local earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar cities, including Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw and also Mandalay – the city near the epicenter of the deadly earthquake.

Kong Ka-ho, a rescue worker from the Hong Kong team, said the team was prepared to set off very soon, adding that the first 72 hours is a golden period.

About 400 Chinese experts, rescue personnel, and medical workers are currently involved in the quake relief efforts in the Southeast Asian country, Guo said.